linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] Consolidate host virtualization support under Virtualization menu

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Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:19:21 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, jengelh@....de
Cc:	lkml - Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	virtualization <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>,
	Anthony Liguori <aliguori@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Consolidate host virtualization support under
 Virtualization menu

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:18:44 +1000 Rusty Russell wrote:

> We turn "Virtualization" into a menu, not a config option, since it's
> actually only used as a menu.  Then we move lguest under that menu.

so you want to revert the 2007-july-16 merge that changes
menu -> menuconfig and makes most of the menus consistent in
presentation.  I'd rather not, but I don't own it.

And Yes, lguest does need to be moved into a better location.


> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
> 
> diff -r c2893801de2a drivers/Kconfig
> --- a/drivers/Kconfig	Fri Sep 14 13:24:46 2007 +1000
> +++ b/drivers/Kconfig	Fri Sep 14 13:24:49 2007 +1000
> @@ -87,6 +87,4 @@ source "drivers/kvm/Kconfig"
>  source "drivers/kvm/Kconfig"
>  
>  source "drivers/uio/Kconfig"
> -
> -source "drivers/lguest/Kconfig"
>  endmenu
> diff -r c2893801de2a drivers/kvm/Kconfig
> --- a/drivers/kvm/Kconfig	Fri Sep 14 13:24:46 2007 +1000
> +++ b/drivers/kvm/Kconfig	Fri Sep 14 13:32:22 2007 +1000
> @@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
>  #
>  # KVM configuration
>  #
> -menuconfig VIRTUALIZATION
> -	bool "Virtualization"
> +menu "Virtualization"
>  	depends on X86
> -	default y
> -	---help---
> -	  Say Y here to get to see options for virtualization guest drivers.
> -	  This option alone does not add any kernel code.
> -
> -	  If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
> -
> -if VIRTUALIZATION
>  
>  config KVM
>  	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
> -	depends on X86 && EXPERIMENTAL
> +	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
>  	select ANON_INODES
>  	---help---
>  	  Support hosting fully virtualized guest machines using hardware
> @@ -45,4 +36,8 @@ config KVM_AMD
>  	  Provides support for KVM on AMD processors equipped with the AMD-V
>  	  (SVM) extensions.
>  
> -endif # VIRTUALIZATION
> +# OK, it's a little counter-intuitive to do this, but it puts it neatly under
> +# the virtualization menu.
> +source drivers/lguest/Kconfig
> +
> +endmenu


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~Randy
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